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An animal ate a plant and digested sugars stored in the plant's leaves. The sugars provided energy

to the animal's cells. Describe which organelles the sugar molecules must have passed through.

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Mitochondria

Explanation: Mitochondria are oblong shaped organelles found in the cytoplasm of all eukaryotic cells. In plant cells, they break down carbohydrate and sugar molecules to provide energy, particularly when light isn't available for the chloroplasts to produce energy.

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